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Originally Posted by jacks_off4me
it's also important to raise in order to know were you stand and what hands will you most likely get called with.
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exactly.
The other major reason for raising is to take control of the betting. A person can be sitting there with next to the nuts and as soon as you raise he is paranoid that you have him beat. It also makes bluffing easier in that way. plus if you are raising in late position it will often give you a free card. There are a million reasons